Monday, February 27, 2012

>Butastur rufipennis (Grasshopper Buzzard)

Grasshopper Buzzard


Grasshopper Buzzard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Butastur
Species:B. rufipennis
Binomial name
Butastur rufipennis
(Sundevall, 1851)
Synonyms
Buteo rufipennis
The Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridaefamily. It is found in BeninBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicChad,Democratic Republic of the CongoIvory CoastEritreaEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLiberiaMaliMauritaniaNigerNigeriaRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSomalia,SudanTanzaniaTogo, and Uganda.

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